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Director:
Jag Mundhra
Writers:
Carl Austin (writer)
Rahila Gupta (writer)
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Release Date:
6 April 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
In prison she found freedom more
Plot:
It's the true story of a Punjabi woman named Kiranjit Ahluwalia who leaves India to marry a London-based guy, only to be badly abused. She ends up in prison for murdering her abusive husband. full summary | add synopsis
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(8 articles)
Changed to ‘Chase’
 (From RealBollywood. 2 July 2009, 9:49 PM, PDT)

My character in '99' has a wild streak: Soha Ali Khan
 (From BollywoodWorld. 19 April 2009, 11:59 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Awful propaganda, awfully done with an awful message more

Cast

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Aishwarya Rai ... Kiranjit Ahluwalia

Miranda Richardson ... Veronica Scott

Naveen Andrews ... Deepak Ahluwalia

Ray Panthaki ... Ravi
Nandita Das ... Radha Dalal

Robbie Coltrane ... Lord Edward Foster
Raji James ... Solicitor Anil Gupta
Leena Dhingra ... Sheela Ahluwalia
Claire Louise Amias ... Young Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wendy Albiston ... Guard Miller
John Alford ... Chris Jones - Legal Aid Solicitor
Freya Berry ... Dr. Emma Stillman
Lorraine Bruce ... Doreen
Ashwani Chopra ... News Vendor

Karen Shenaz David ... Asha (as Karen David)
Maxine Finch ... Lula

Nicholas Irons ... Police Constable James O'Connell
Judith Jacob ... Guard Tyler
Shaheen Khan ... Jamila
Steve McFadden ... DS Ron Meyers
Deborah Moore ... Jackie
Harpreet Singh Nandra ... Sandeep D. Ahluwalia

Rahul Nath ... Doctor
Raoul Pattra ... Rajeev D. Ahluwalia

Rebecca Pidgeon ... Miriam
Naila Raza ... Kiranjit's sister
Marsha Rice ... Mrs. Byron

Guy Siner ... Prosecutor

Christina Thornton ... Commander Kate Halloran
Julie T. Wallace ... Gladys
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Provoked (UK) (short title)
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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
UK | India
Language:
English | Punjabi
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie was screened at Indian School of Business on 8th of March 2009 on the occasion of International Women's Day. The Director, Jag Mundhra, was also present to give the audience an insight into the movie. more

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11 out of 39 people found the following comment useful:-
Awful propaganda, awfully done with an awful message, 6 August 2007
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Author: slake09 from Silver Lake, Ohio, USA

The people behind this movie are the ones who should have been set on fire. It's that bad.

The (they claim it's all true) story of an Asian woman in Britain who set her husband on fire because he treated her badly. She eventually becomes a cause celebre because of the incident.

The movie itself is full of melodrama, from over acting to cheesy music, tear-jerking scenes of women bonding in prison, it's a real soap opera. There isn't anything original here, this was all done during the 80's with the "burning bed" movie. It's so one sided that any Asian male who buys into it is probably sleeping out in the garage, in a locked car, after carefully hiding the gasoline can. There is no attempt at all to be objective, or to point out that setting someone on fire isn't a good solution to your marital difficulties.

The problem here is the message: it's OK to set your spouse on fire if they don't treat you well. Never mind the fact that you could just leave, or turn him in to the police, or a hundred other options. This film would have you believe that it's not only OK to set him on fire, it's your moral obligation and you will be a heroine to women everywhere if you do so.

Even if you think it's a good idea to initiate spontaneous combustion of your spouse, and I grant that there may be some who could benefit from that, this movie isn't realistic at all. I'm not reaching for realism in my entertainment, but when you claim it's a true story - try for some truth. Only die hard haters of the male gender could enjoy this, and possibly not all of those. If you have any objectivity at all you'll finish by hating this movie. If you enjoy decent movies, you'll finish by hating this one. And if you have any regard for the opposite gender whatsoever, you'll hate this movie.

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